Beyond the outgoing ice of Lake Baikal. Cruise expedition to the Baikal Arctic!

Breakfast on board the ship.

The passage along the west coast to Cape Zavorotny.

Under favorable weather conditions, stops in the areas of Cape Ryty and Cape Pokoyniki (Solnechnaya weather station) are the territory of the Baikal–Lena Nature Reserve.

Cape Ryty is located in the central part of Lake Baikal on the western shore, opposite the widest point of Lake Baikal. 

There is not a single settlement here, roads do not reach this place, and there is not even a trail along the coast. 

Locals diligently avoid visiting the cape, calling it a cursed place. 

Something inexplicable is still happening at Cape Rytom, but the nature of this impact remains unclear to people. 

Cape Pokoyniki is located in the northern part on the western shore of the lake at the foot of the Baikal Ridge. 

On the old map, compiled by one of the first, the name of the cape is indicated as Cape Deceased. 

And the fall facing the cape is a Dead one. 

And this name — the Deceased — gradually changed to "terrible" — the Dead. 

Today, Cape Pokoyniki is part of the Baikal-Lena Nature Reserve, it also houses one of the oldest Baikal weather stations – Solnechnaya, as well as the cordon of the reserve.

Lunch on board the ship.

Rest on the shore.

Supper.

Overnight on board the ship in the area of Zavorotny metro station.

Breakfast on board the ship.

A long walk to the Chivyrkuy Bay.

Lunch on board the ship.

Supper.

In the evening, arrival in Chivyrkuy Bay.

Overnight on board the ship.

Crossings along the Chivyrkuysky Bay.

During this day, visit the Serpentine Bay.

This bay is famous for its healing hydrogen sulfide baths with water temperatures from +41 to +45 degrees. 

Lunch on board the ship.

Visit to the islands of the Chivyrkui Bay. 

Inspection of the nest of a Large cormorant (from the water).

Visit to Krokhalinaya Bay.

Fishing.

Supper.

Optionally– a bathhouse on board the ship.

Transfer to Olkhon Island.

On the way we visit the archipelago of the Ushkany Islands with a seal rookery. 

We walk around the island of Bolshoy Ushkaniy with marble beaches and huge anthills, bottle trees. 

Lunch on board the ship.

On the island of Olkhon, we go to the Shaman rock, we go to the island of Ogoy with the Buddhist stupa of Enlightenment. 

We spend the night in Zagli Bay in the south of Olkhon Island. 

Shaman Rock, one of the nine shamanic shrines of Asia (formerly called the temple stone). 

The most revered holy place on Lake Baikal was a cave in the rock of this cape Shamanka, to which sacrifices were made and vows were made since the appearance of the first shamans. 

If possible, visit Ogoy Island, on top of which a Buddhist stupa was built in 2005. 

From the top of the island there is a magnificent view of Olkhon and the Small Sea. 

Supper.

Overnight on board the ship in one of the bays of the southern tip of Olkhon Island.

At about 6 a.m., exit from one of the bays of the southern tip of Olkhon Island and cross the Olkhon Gate Strait. 

Breakfast on board the ship.

On the way to the Sandy Bay, we will stop at the Sagan-Zaba rock, which has petroglyphs dating back to the 5th century BC. 

We arrive at Sennaya Bay, from where we will walk along the Baikal Ridge over Lake Baikal to Sandy Bay.

In the Sandy Bay, stilt trees and majestic capes Bolshaya and Malaya Belfry greet us with their beauty.

In the evening of this day, you can relax on the shore of the sandy beach near the campfire and also use the sauna (if opening hours allow).

Dinner on board the ship.

Breakfast on board the ship.

After the transfer to the small village of Big Cats.

Bolshye Noty is a village located on the western shore of Lake Baikal, 20 km north of the village of Listvyanka. 

The village got its name from the word "kotki", or "noty". 

This was the name of wooden shoes in these places, which were made for convicts. 

Bolshye Koty was founded as a village of gold prospectors, gold mining began here in 1842. 

Transfer to the Circum-Baikal Railway. 

A walking tour of the abandoned tunnels and galleries of the early 20th century, the route passes along the shore of the lake among the extremely picturesque nature. 

Dinner on board the ship.

The tourist village of Listvyanka is located on the southwestern coast of Lake Baikal, 65 kilometers from Irkutsk, at the source of the Angara River, the city and the village are connected by a picturesque paved highway.  

After breakfast, passengers disembark. 

12:00 Disembarkation of passengers at the pier  

Bus transfer to Irkutsk by road (1-2 hours on the way, 80 km).